Nikon Z7 vs Ricoh CX2

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Nikon Z7 and Ricoh CX2, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Nikon and Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the Z7 (46MP) and CX2 (9MP) and the Z7 (Full frame) and CX2 (1/2.3") provide different sensor size.

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The Z7 was brought out 9 years after the CX2 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh CX2 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the Z7 matches up vs the CX2 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z7 & Ricoh CX2. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon Z7 Gallery & Ricoh CX2 Gallery.

If you are going to travel with your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon Z7 offers external measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 68mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.7") having a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Ricoh CX2 has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 185 grams (0.41 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the Z7 versus the CX2.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Z7 and CX2 is 62 and 93 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to picture the gap in sensor dimensions purely by seeing technical specs. The picture here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Z7 and CX2.

As you can tell, both of these cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Z7 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon Z7 will provide extra detail having its extra 37 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop shots a good deal more aggressively. The more recent Z7 provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.